Genetic Approaches-Investigating Psychiatry

Mini Review

Mansoor Ahmad Dar, Rayees ahma

Abstract

Rational and logical answers have been the basis of all the sciences. Many questions in the understanding of psychiatric psychopathology and symptoms are rationally understood and a lot more are revealing due to the development of modern investigative techniques. Genetic factors are under active and extensive research for better understanding of psychiatric illnesses. And these approaches have undergone a paradigm shift in the recent times. From basic molecular genetics to the pharmacogenetics, a lot many tools are in the kitty of the investigators. The study of theses genetic factors, development of genetic techniques, vis-a-vis the interaction with other factors is an active area of interest.

Relevant Publications in Journal of Psychiatry